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Hospital Staff and
Patient Safety
Conference 2026

A culture of staff safety is a prerequisite to a culture of patient safety. One day bringing together international experts and Malaysian healthcare leaders to confront the safety challenges hospitals face on the ground.

Date
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Time
8:30am – 5:00pm
Venue
KLGCC Convention Centre
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About the conference

Safety today is bigger
than the checklist.

The Staff & Patient Safety Conference brings together healthcare leaders, hospital management, clinicians and safety professionals to address the shared responsibility of ensuring safe environments for both healthcare staff and patients.

  • 1Identify the critical safety challenges impacting healthcare staff and patients across Malaysian hospitals.
  • 2Review current approaches and practices in healthcare safety management, locally and internationally.
  • 3Promote leadership ownership and shared responsibility for safer care environments.
Healthcare professionals at a Malaysian hospital
“More than policies. More than checklists.” — moving beyond compliance to real safety challenges.
Why attend

What you take back to your hospital

Expert insight and practical discussion aimed at improving safety performance, reducing incidents, and sustaining high-quality care.

Staff safety as strategy

Understand the proven link between how staff are protected and how safely patients are cared for.

Governance you can apply

Leadership, governance and risk management approaches that build a genuine culture of prevention.

Workforce wellbeing

Why 25% of trainee doctors quit, and what bullying, burnout and culture really cost your organisation.

Data & AI in practice

How purchasing data and AI can be used to improve staff safety, patient safety and hospital efficiency.

Round table dialogue

Debate how prevention should be funded, and whether staff safety deserves a department of its own.

Global & local perspective

International standards from Australia, the UK, the USA and Europe, applied to the Malaysian context.

Who should attend

Built for everyone who carries
responsibility for safety.

Safety challenges today extend beyond clinical risk to workforce well-being, operational pressures and organisational culture. If any of that sits on your desk, this room is for you.

Hospital LeadershipCEOs, directors, administrators
Quality & Patient SafetyManagers and safety officers
HR & TrainingWorkforce and L&D leads
CliniciansDoctors and specialists
Nursing LeadersMatrons and unit managers
Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Conference Programme

Four sessions, two panel discussions and a round table — from opening plenary to closing thoughts on building one safe culture.

7:45 – 8:30
Registration
8:30 – 8:45
Welcome Address
Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh · President, Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia (APHM)
8:45 – 8:55
Message from the High Commissioner of Australia
H.E. Ms Danielle Heinecke · Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia
8:55 – 9:10
Opening Address & Official Opening of the Conference
YBhg. Dato’ Sri Dr Mahathar bin Abd Wahab · Director-General of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia
9:10 – 10:00
Opening Plenary
The Link Between Staff Safety and Patient Safety
A/Prof Dr Michael Sinnott · MBBS, FACEM, FRACP
10:00 – 10:10
Q&A Session
10:10 – 10:30
Tea Break
10:30 – 11:00
Session 2
Why Does Healthcare Continue to Remain a High Hazard Industry?
Dr Shreya Singh · PhD
11:00 – 11:30
Global Sharps Standards for Local Practice: From Compliance to Action
A/Prof Dr Michael Sinnott · MBBS, FACEM, FRACP
11:30 – 12:00
Panel Discussion
From Risk Awareness to Action: Who Is Responsible for Healthcare Staff Safety?
Moderator: A/Prof Dr Michael Sinnott
Panellists: Dr Rabindra Abeyasinghe (WHO Representative to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam & Singapore) · Dr Kamal Amzan (CEO, IHH Healthcare Malaysia; President-Elect, MSQH) · Dr Charley Greentree · Dr Shreya Singh
12:00 – 1:30
Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:00
Session 3
Why Do 25% of Trainee Doctors Quit?
Dr Timothy Cheng Tsin Jien · Chairman, SCHOMOS (MMA); Orthopaedic Surgeon, Ministry of Health Malaysia
2:00 – 2:30
Bullying: The Role of the Bully, the Victim and the Bystander
Dr Charley Greentree · MBBS, FACEM, GradCertClinEd, DipMentCoach
2:30 – 3:00
Panel Discussion
Making Healthcare a Better Workplace
Moderator: A/Prof Dr Michael Sinnott
Panellists: Dr Timothy Cheng Tsin Jien · Dr Charley Greentree · Dr Shreya Singh
3:00 – 3:30
Tea Break
3:30 – 4:00
Session 4
Using Purchasing Data and AI to Improve Staff Safety, Patient Safety and Hospital Efficiency
A/Prof Dr Michael Sinnott · MBBS, FACEM, FRACP
4:00 – 4:50
Round Table
Round Table Discussion
Should staff safety be a new entity or department, or sit within patient safety and quality? · How can prevention be funded, in public and in private? · How could your hospital use purchasing data to improve efficiency and culture? · How can we proactively manage workplace harassment for a safer future?
4:50 – 5:00
Closing Thoughts: Developing a One Safe Culture
On stage

International experts.
Malaysian healthcare leaders.

Voices from the WHO, the Ministry of Health, Australia’s emergency medicine community and Malaysia’s largest hospital groups.

MalaysiaYBhg. Dato' Sri Dr Mahathar bin Abd Wahab

YBhg. Dato’ Sri Dr Mahathar bin Abd Wahab

Director-General of Health, MOH Malaysia
Delivers the opening address and officiates the conference on behalf of the Ministry of Health.
MalaysiaDatuk Dr Kuljit Singh

Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh

President, APHM
Consultant ENT Surgeon at Prince Court Medical Centre; former Honorary General Secretary of the MMA.
AustraliaA/Prof Dr Michael Sinnott

A/Prof Dr Michael Sinnott

MBBS, FACEM, FRACP
35+ years a senior clinician; helped shape safety standards in Australia, the USA, Mexico, Europe and the UK.
WHODr Rabindra Abeyasinghe

Dr Rabindra Abeyasinghe

WHO Representative to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam & Singapore
Three decades in public health; led regional COVID-19 response and disease control across the Western Pacific.
MalaysiaDr Kamal Amzan

Dr Kamal Amzan

CEO, IHH Healthcare Malaysia
President-Elect of MSQH and APHM board member, leading an integrated network of 18 hospitals.
AustraliaDr Charley Greentree

Dr Charley Greentree

Emergency Physician, Queensland
Founding member of WRAPEM and Compassion ED; embeds staff wellbeing into everyday clinical practice.
AustraliaDr Shreya Singh

Dr Shreya Singh

PhD, University of Queensland
Advocate at StaffAndPatientSafety.org, focused on empowering and protecting frontline healthcare workers.
MalaysiaDr Timothy Cheng Tsin Jien

Dr Timothy Cheng Tsin Jien

Chairman, SCHOMOS (MMA)
Head of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Duchess of Kent; a leading voice in national healthcare workforce policy.
Registration

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Early bird rates close 30 August 2026. Registration closes 8 September 2026. All fees are HRD Corp claimable.

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Full-day access to all four sessions
Both panel discussions and the round table
Tea breaks and lunch included
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Full-day access to all four sessions
Both panel discussions and the round table
Tea breaks and lunch included
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Hospital Staff and Patient Safety Conference 2026

A culture of staff safety is a prerequisite to a culture of patient safety. Organised by the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia, in collaboration with StaffAndPatientSafety.org.

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Venue
Grand Ballroom 1, Level 1
KLGCC Convention Centre
(formerly Sime Darby Convention Centre)
1A, Jalan Bukit Kiara 1, Bukit Kiara
60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
© 2026 Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia. All rights reserved.
Registration closes 8 September 2026